"Excited, stuttering, this is aconite poisoning, it's aconite poisoning!!"
"Aconite poisoning is one of the most common poisons, so I couldn't get started at first!"
"Hu Chai's move was indeed brilliant. Fortunately, Old Yan, you saw through the mystery, otherwise, I would never have found a clue!!"
Old Jin felt as if a torrent of enlightenment had washed over him, and in an instant, he understood everything. His face was flushed red with excitement.
Yan Shouyi forced a smile and said, "Old Jin, let's not praise the opponent at this time. Hurry up and tell me how to detoxify!"
"Oh... right, right! Aconite poisoning is easy to resolve. Just fuse prepared aconite root and prepared licorice root, refine them into the 'Gan Ling Liquid,' and have Han San drink it!"
As he spoke, Old Jin ran back into the house. The house contained various Chinese medicinal herbs, and common herbs like prepared aconite root and prepared licorice root would certainly not be missing!
These Seven Ultimate Poisons were now under control!
Yan Shouyi breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed Han San's shoulder, and comforted him, "It will be alright soon, it will be alright soon. Just hold on a little longer!"
Han San was still gritting his teeth and enduring.
Fortunately, Hu Chai's Seven Ultimate Poisons did not deafen Han San. Otherwise, if he could not see, could not speak, and could not hear, it would truly be like being locked in a pitch-black hell, unable to cry out to heaven or earth, what despair that would be?
However, after Old Jin entered the house, there was no movement for a long time.
The dog-like Daoist, worried about the situation, followed him into the house to check. But ten seconds later, they both walked out dejectedly.
"What's going on?" Miao Ji hurriedly asked.
Old Jin was utterly defeated and did not want to answer. The dog-like Daoist gritted his teeth and said, "There is no prepared aconite root or prepared licorice root in the house!!"
"What?!"
Everyone was shocked.
Long Feicheng was the first to lose his patience and questioned Hu Chai, "What does Section Chief Hu mean by this? If the medicinal herbs we need are not in the house, how can we detoxify?"
Hu Chai, at this moment, was smiling sinisterly. With a look of innocence on his face, he said,
"I haven't even figured out how to resolve the Seven Ultimate Poisons myself, so how would I know what herbs are needed for detoxification? The house has been prepared with as many medicinal herbs as possible, but there just happen to be no prepared aconite root or prepared licorice root. I am very sorry!"
Yan Shouyi finally understood.
Hu Chai kept saying he hadn't figured out the Seven Ultimate Poisons, but he knew very well that prepared aconite root and prepared licorice root were necessary to resolve them.
The house had every kind of medicinal herb, except for prepared aconite root and prepared licorice root—Hu Chai had never intended for Han San to live from the beginning!!
"Section Chief Hu, you did this on purpose." Yan Shouyi stood up, no longer hiding the hostility in his eyes, and slowly approached Hu Chai.
Hu Chai was fearless. Instead, he clutched his stomach and laughed heartily:
"I did it on purpose...? Of course, I did it on purpose! Hahahaha! I knew long ago that your relationship with Han San was not that simple. Anyone could see through your clumsy acting. Did you really think I was an idiot? Yan Shouyi, I admire your methods of killing the heart, but Han San's life, I never intended to give it to you from the start!"
"I played along with your acting, made bets with you, and then watched you personally torment your good brother, only to witness Han San die in pain and despair... Hahaha, I admit, the plan for the bet was a spur-of-the-moment idea, but the inspiration and creativity came from your own mouth, Yan Shouyi!"
"Killing the heart! Killing the heart! Hahahaha, how brilliant!!"
Everyone fell silent, as they had all been manipulated by Hu Chai.
The shame of being played with was no longer important. What mattered was that Han San was beyond saving.
He was to endure the sixfold torment of burning blood, cracking the skull, shattering bones, severing the tongue, gouging out the eyes, and dismembering the limbs, and die in despair.
Desperate as well was Old Jin.
He had tried his best, using all his skills, yet he could not save Han San.
For a physician, this would be enough to leave a lifelong shadow, and perhaps even make him give up practicing medicine!
"You bastard... you son of a bitch!"
Long Feicheng could no longer restrain himself. He drew his Caiwei Sword and slashed at Hu Chai.
But Hu Chai did not dodge or evade, showing no fear of Long Feicheng.
*Bang!*
Xu Shengnan flashed forward, blocking in front of Hu Chai, and kicked Long Feicheng to the ground.
"Man-woman, don't block my way! I'm going to split this bastard!" Long Feicheng roared from the ground.
Hu Chai sneered, "The Left Protector is loyal to me, how could he listen to your commands? Today, not only Han San will die, but all of you will become my hostages! For folk sects to defeat the major sects, there can be no neutral parties like you!"
Hu Chai had long seen through Yan Shouyi's neutral stance, so he intended to break this stalemate and completely overturn the relationship between the two factions!
"Left Protector, notify the people outside. It's time to cast the net!" Hu Chai said with a cold smile.
"Yes! Section Chief!"
Xu Shengnan responded loudly, then turned and punched Hu Chai in the temple!
Hu Chai had no time to react and immediately rolled his eyes, collapsing to the ground unconscious.
"What… what is this situation?!"
Long Feicheng was dumbfounded. Didn't they say the Left Protector was loyal to Hu Chai? Why did he suddenly switch sides?
Was he not that loyal after all?!
As everyone was stunned, Yan Shouyi walked towards Hu Chai, searching his body for something, and explained,
"While Hu Chai was gone earlier, I used the power of the Evil Buddha to control Xu Shengnan."
So that was it!
Everyone suddenly understood, and then rejoiced. This perverted Hu Chai had finally stumbled into a ditch!
Yan Shouyi continued, "Xu Shengnan was already under my control when she went with Hu Chai to administer poison. I know the entire process of Hu Chai's poisoning, and I also know that he deliberately hid the prepared aconite root and prepared licorice root on his person. The reason I was able to pinpoint the mystery of the final poison earlier was not because I was smart, but because I already knew the answer beforehand and worked backward to deduce the solution."
Old Jin couldn't help but laugh heartily. He had been wondering why he, a legitimate successor of the ancient medical lineage of the Qihuang Sect, had no clue, while Yan Shouyi figured it out immediately.
The situation was urgent then, and Old Jin hadn't thought too much about it. Recalling it now, it truly made sense.
Based solely on the symptoms at the time, even the most accomplished immortal would not have been able to find a clue to the detoxification.
Yan Shouyi found enough prepared aconite root and prepared licorice root on Hu Chai and handed them directly to Old Jin.
Without a word, Old Jin immediately began preparing the antidote.
Chang Shan asked confusedly, "Why did Hu Chai hide the antidote on his person? Wasn't he afraid of us discovering it? Wouldn't destroying it completely eliminate any future trouble?"
Yan Shouyi sighed, his face dark, and replied,
"This is my fault. Ever since I introduced the method of killing the heart, Hu Chai has been pondering how to break our spirits. He hid the prepared aconite root and prepared licorice root on his person with the intention of revealing them after Han San died, making us deeply regretful and live with guilt for the rest of our lives!!"
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but gasp.
This Hu Chai was truly a genius at tormenting people!